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Anthes, Emily.
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Architectural design -- Psychological aspects.
Interior architecture -- Psychological aspects.
Buildings -- Psychological aspects.
Architecture -- Human factors.
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Anthes, Emily.
Architectural design -- Psychological aspects.
Interior architecture -- Psychological aspects.
Buildings -- Psychological aspects.
Architecture -- Human factors.
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The great indoors : the surprising science of how
buildings
shape our behavior, health, and happiness / Emily Anthes.
by
Anthes, Emily.
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Call #:
729.01 A627g
Subjects
Architectural design
--
Psychological
aspects
.
Interior architecture
--
Psychological
aspects
.
Buildings
--
Psychological
aspects
.
Architecture
--
Human factors.
ISBN:
9780374166632 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
290 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.
Summary:
"Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside
buildings
, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the
buildings
in which we spend our days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they shape our lives. Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines how the right office layout can expand our social networks. She investigates how room temperature regulates our cognitive performance, how the microbes hiding in our homes influence our immune systems, and how cafeteria design affects what, and how much we eat. Along the way, Anthes takes readers into an operating room designed to minimize medical errors, a school designed to boost students’ physical fitness, and a prison designed to support inmates’
psychological
needs. And she previews the homes of the future, from the high-tech houses that could monitor our health to the 3D-printed structures that might allow us to live on the Moon. The Great Indoors provides a fresh perspective on our most familiar surroundings and a new understanding of the power of architecture and design. It's an argument for thoughtful interventions into the built environment and a story about how to build a better world, one room at a time."--From publisher.
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